ftp_connect

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ftp_connect — Opens an FTP connection

Description

resource ftp_connect ( string $host [, int $port = 21 [, int $timeout = 90 ]] )

ftp_connect() opens an FTP connection to the specified host.

Parameters

host

The FTP server address. This parameter shouldn't have any trailing slashes and shouldn't be prefixed with ftp://.

port

This parameter specifies an alternate port to connect to. If it is omitted or set to zero, then the default FTP port, 21, will be used.

timeout

This parameter specifies the timeout for all subsequent network operations. If omitted, the default value is 90 seconds. The timeout can be changed and queried at any time with ftp_set_option() and ftp_get_option().

Return Values

Returns a FTP stream on success or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_connect() example

<?php

$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";

// set up a connection or die
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Couldn't connect to $ftp_server"); 

?>

Changelog

Version	Description
4.2.0	timeout was added.

See Also

• ftp_close() - Closes an FTP connection
• ftp_ssl_connect() - Opens an Secure SSL-FTP connection